Profits under pressure: Slovakia’s top family businesses in 2024

3. October 2025 at 07:00 Despite a 15-percent slump in overall profits, some companies did well. Niké is the oldest and largest private betting company in Slovakia. (source: SME) Font size: A - | A + Article continues after video advertisement...

Slovakia Faces Rising Inflation and Widening Budget Deficit Amid Growing Expenditures

Slovakia’s state budget recorded a cash deficit of €3.777 billion by the end of September, marking a year-on-year deterioration of €1.1 billion (41%), while inflation accelerated to 4.6% in the same month, placing the country alongside Croatia as...

Slovakia to Build 200 Kilometers of Bike Lanes by 2026

By the end of 2026, 200 kilometers of bike lanes will be built across Slovakia. Minister of Transport Jozef Ráž (Smer-SD nominee) announced this on Wednesday, October 1, at a press conference during the reconstruction of the combined Ostružinový...

Slovak Water Management Company Launches Major Cleanup of Neglected State Lands

The Slovak Water Management Company (SVP) has begun a massive cleanup of neglected state-owned lands. In the first phase, the effort focuses on the Little Carpathian wine-growing region, with plans to expand to other areas across Slovakia. At a...

RRZ Lowers Slovak Economic Growth Forecasts for 2025 and 2026

Bratislava, 2 October (TASR) – The Council for Budgetary Responsibility (RRZ) has revised downward its economic growth expectations for both the current and following year, citing a harsher-than-expected impact of ongoing fiscal consolidation on...

Who really pushed Slovakia into debt? Fico and Pellegrini lit the fuse.

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický (Smer), when presenting the third wave of fiscal consolidation, repeatedly claimed that the poor state of public finances...

Why are trains delayed around Bratislava?

2. October 2025 at 18:38 Faults and engineering works cause a third of delays. Bratislava - Lamač railway station (source: SME - Tomáš Benedikovič) Font size: A - | A + Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video...

Cheaper mortgages, pricier homes: Slovakia’s uneasy housing mix

2. October 2025 at 16:54 Falling interest rates fuel demand, but sluggish construction and a slowing economy keep affordability out of reach. House prices continued to rise into late summer, with increases across all types of flats and houses, in...

Slovak TV Series Neuer Picked Up by Onza Distribution

BRATISLAVA: Madrid-based sales agent Onza Distribution has acquired the 8-episode procedural crime series Neuer from Slovak production company KFS Production. The series debuted on TV JOJ on 14 September 2025, becoming the most-watched programme...

Family firms power Slovakia’s economy 

2. October 2025 at 14:44 I.D.C. Holding exits rankings after major sale, tobacco wholesaler GGT and pharma distributor Med-Art are still top, despite rising costs and consumer cutbacks. The second largest family-owned company in Slovakia is active...

Weekend: Art, apples and autumn vibes take over Slovakia

2. October 2025 at 12:16 Here's what to do during the weekend of October 3-5. The common cranes. (source: TASR) Font size: A - | A + See the sights and feel the atmosphere of Europe’s 2026 Culture Capital. Our brand-new Trenčín Region guide is now...

Bulgarian Central Bank Governor: Euro Adoption Is a Gain in Sovereignty, Not a Loss

In an exclusive interview for the Noblesse Oblige magazine of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) in late September, Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Dimitar Radev shares his first impressions from attending European Central Bank...

Amb. De Felice at Maccaferri Group's 20th anniversary in Slovakia

The Ambassador of Italy in Bratislava, Gianclemente De Felice, took part in the gala evening in Modra marking the 20th anniversary of the presence in Slovakia of the Maccaferri Group, a leading provider of advanced solutions for civil,...

They sold their flat in Switzerland and moved to eastern Slovakia. Why?

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement When Aart van Veen first visited Slovakia two decades ago, he travelled right across the country by train. Coming from Vienna, he crossed the plains, passed...

Trade Unions Rally Against Austerity Measures and Absence of Dialogue

Trade unionists from across Slovakia protested on Tuesday afternoon in front of the parliament building to show their disagreement with government's austerity measures aimed at consolidating public finances, saying they will have a very negative...

Slovakia’s wealthiest grow richer despite uncertainty, Forbes finds

1. October 2025 at 20:04 Top ten Slovak billionaires unchanged in 2025 ranking. Tomáš Chrenek. (source: Hej, Ty!) Font size: A - | A + Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Despite ongoing...

Slovak households to receive energy aid also in 2026

1. October 2025 at 16:56 Opposition call it an “energy bribe”, compensating households for fiscal consolidation costs. Slovak households to get aid to pay their utilities also in 2026. (source: Jozef Jakubčo) Font size: A - | A + Article continues...

Slovakia builds a reputation in space — and women aim for equal place

LENKA TKÁČOVÁ is co-founder of the Slovak branch of the Women in Aerospace initiative, which aims to promote women’s work in the space sector. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Alongside her...

Business News | India's Roads at the Crossroads: Traffic Infratech Expo 2025 to Showcase Smarter, Safer and Sustainable Mobility Solutions

PNN New Delhi [India], October 1: India's infrastructure is witnessing an unprecedented transformation with significant strides in highways, urban transport and smart mobility solutions. Over the last decade, the country has nearly doubled its...

Biela Noc in Bratislava to Present Over 50 Installations

This weekend the city of Bratislava will once again turn into an exhibition space for the contemporary art festival Biela Noc (White Night). From Friday evening (October 3) to Sunday midnight (October 5), courtyards, squares, abandoned buildings,...